2 Samuel 22:35
He trains my hands for war, 1 and my arms to bend a bow of bronze. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
In Context
34He makes my feet swift like a deer 1 and places me on the high hills. 1
36You have given me the shield of your salvation, 1 and your favor has made me great. 1
Cross References
Psalms 46:9He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; 1 he breaks the bow and cuts the spear into pieces; 1 he burns up the shields. 1
Ezekiel 39:3Then I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make the arrows fall from your right hand.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51
David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →